ArticleBMC public health2015
The diminishing socioeconomic disparity in obesity in a Chinese population with rapid economic development: analysis of serial cross-sectional health survey data 2002-2010.
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- Associations of Socioeconomic Status and Physical Activity With Obesity Measures in Rural Chinese Adults.Frontiers in public health · 2020Trial
- Nutritional status and its influencing factors of urban Chinese adults aged 40-69 years.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Power, and Body Mass Index among Chinese Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Incorporating biomarkers into the study of socio-economic status and health among older adults in China.SSM - population health · 2017Article
- The Association of Domestic Incense Burning with Hypertension and Blood Pressure in Guangdong, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Obesity in Korean Men: Results from the Fourth through Sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2007~2014).The world journal of men's health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial changes and economic development are associated with obesity epidemic. This study is to investigate the trends of socio-economic disparity in obesity from 2002 to 2010 in a Chinese population experiencing the world's fastest economic development.
methodsFour standardized surveys were conducted in a population of 85 million residents in Guangdong, China between 2002 and 2010. Multistage random cluster sampling was used to recruit representative samples. Information on socio-economic status (SES), proxied by education, occupation and residential area, was collected by face-to-face interviews. The weight, height and waist circumference of the participants were also measured.
resultsWomen with low education had an increased BMI of 0.85 kg/m(2), while women with high education had a decreased BMI of 0.16 kg/m(2) (p = 0.032 for interaction test). Similar trends were observed by using occupation and residential area as the SES indicators. Analysis in men yielded similar patterns. Waist circumference increased from 73.7 to 78.4 cm, and the increasing trends of statistical significance (p < 0.01) were observed in both genders and across all SES levels, with the magnitudes of increase in low SES levels being more pronounced. The impact of gradient in food attainment and occupational physical activity across the SES levels may wear off with further economic development, while factors such as health awareness, diet pattern and leisure activity may become increasingly important in driving the disparity.
conclusionThe impact of gradient in food attainment and occupational physical activity across the SES levels may wear off with further economic development, while factors such as health awareness, diet pattern and leisure activity may become increasingly important in driving the disparity. Our findings suggest that health education should focus on the disadvantaged populations on health awareness for adopting healthier diet pattern and increasing physical activity.
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